Fundraiser offers one-stop shopping for garage sale fans

The Carlsbad High School Television Booster Club is holding a massive garage sale fundraiser Saturday to benefit the award-winning CHSTV broadcasting program.

The sale, with at least 60 families participating, will be from 7:30 a.m. to noon in the Carlsbad High School football stadium parking lot, at Lancer Way and Basswood Avenue, Carlsbad. Items for sale will include household goods, electronics, clothes, shoes, kitchenware, jewelry, small appliances, and sporting goods. A bake sale will accompany the garage sale.

CHSTV is an elective class and part of the school’s curriculum. It receives a small operating budget, but relies heavily on booster club fundraising, parent volunteer Kim Berkshire said. Fundraising and donations help pay for the basics like flash drives and SD memory cards, as well as advanced equipment for high-definition recording and live-streaming.

CHSTV produces a live daily morning show for the school. The show is also available for the community at chstv.com and on the government-access cable channel. Student Television Network has named CHSTV the No. 1 high school scholastic broadcast program in the nation for the past five years. The daily shows include announcements, profiles, and live event coverage.

CHSTV was invited to Camp Pendleton in August to report on President Barack Obama’s visit. CHSTV recently received a donation of camera equipment that allows live-streaming of sports events, Berkshire said. Parents unable to make a game could watch online as their students compete. The school’s broadcast program also has produced two international-award-winning documentaries.